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Dres – ‘Ain’t No Day The Sun Don’t Shine’ feat.  Jarobi White & Yaw

Dres – ‘Ain’t No Day The Sun Don’t Shine’ feat.  Jarobi White & Yaw

  

Original A Tribe Called Quest member Jarobi White and Black Sheep rapper Dres are keeping the spirit of the Native Tongues alive with a video for Ain’t No Day The Sun Don’t Shine, from a few months back. It also features Yaw, and you can watch below.  

Posted on June 19, 2015Categories Beats, Boom bap, De La Soul, Hip-hop, History, Legends, New Music, News
ELL$ Digi – ‘S. Stallone’ feat. Kool Keith

ELL$ Digi – ‘S. Stallone’ feat. Kool Keith

  

Kool Keith guest spots on this nice track from ELL$ Digi, taken from his Key 2 The City EP. Get your Rocky Ballboa on by taking a listen on the link below. 

Listen here. 

Posted on June 19, 2015Categories Beats, Hip-hop, Kool Keith, Legends, New Music, News
Kool A.D. – ‘Hickory’ feat. Talib Kweli & Boots Riley 

Kool A.D. – ‘Hickory’ feat. Talib Kweli & Boots Riley 

 

Kool A.D. has bagged a formidable line-up of guest vocals in the shape of Talib Kweli and The Coup legend Boots Riley for new joint Hickory. It has this simple but effective animated video, and is take from 2014’s Word O.K. album. Watch on the link below. 

View here. 

Posted on June 19, 2015Categories Beats, Hip-hop, Legends, New Music, News
Frank Nitt – ‘Classic’

Frank Nitt – ‘Classic’

  The great new Frankie Rothstein album from Frank Nitt has been out for a couple of weeks now, but he’s keeping the drops coming with a video for album track Classic. Its produced by DJ Rhettmatic, and you can watch below. 

Posted on June 18, 2015Categories Beats, Boom bap, Hip-hop, Legends, New Music, News, Production
The Dopplegangaz – ‘Parts Unknown’

The Dopplegangaz – ‘Parts Unknown’

artworks-000120486315-mdpsdl-t500x500-450x450The Dopplegangaz have unleashed a free new EP named Parts Unknown, including the recent single Scintilla. Both the vocals and production from  Matter Ov Fact and EP sound mad nice, and you can stream the whole thing below.

Posted on June 18, 2015Categories Beats, Boom bap, Hip-hop, Industry, New Music, News, Production
Jamall Bufford – ‘Summer After Summer’

Jamall Bufford – ‘Summer After Summer’

jamall-bufford-summerAfter a lot of good music from Magestik Legend in the last few weeks, his fellow The Black Opera member Jamall Bufford now gets some shine with the upbeat Summer After Summer, from his upcoming Freedom Is album. Magestik features, and you can listen below.

Posted on June 18, 2015Categories Beats, Hip-hop, New Music, News
Estee Nack & Purpose – ‘When I Get High’

Estee Nack & Purpose – ‘When I Get High’

estee-nack-purpose-14-formsThe last time we heard from Estee Nack & Purpose was when they dropped the banger T.I.M.E. They return with When I Get High, another dope track from the 14 Forms: The Book of Estee Nack album, out now. Props to the team over at Ill Adrenaline Records for a string of quality releases lately. Listen below, the go get that that album.

Posted on June 18, 2015Categories Beats, Boom bap, Hip-hop, New Music, News
ScienZe – ‘South Bronx’

ScienZe – ‘South Bronx’

SCIENZE 3Part 3 of the A Traveling Man series from ScienZe is coming soon, and he has today dropped the first singe, South Bronx. Its dope, and you can listen below. Nuff said.

Posted on June 17, 2015Categories Beats, Boom bap, Hip-hop, New Music, News
Czarface – ‘The Great (Czar Guitar)’

Czarface – ‘The Great (Czar Guitar)’

CZAR VILLAIN EVERYWe finally got our grimy little hands on the brilliant Czarface Every Hero Needs A Villain CD boxset this week, and it looks as good as it sounds. The album is officially now out, and the supreme team of 7L & Esoteric and Inspectah Deck are keeping the momentum going with a video for The Great (Czar Guitar), which you can watch below.
Posted on June 17, 2015Categories Beats, Boom bap, Hip-hop, Legends, New Music, News, Wu-Tang Clan
Apathy – ‘New England Royalty’

Apathy – ‘New England Royalty’

APATHY NEW ENGLANDDemigodz legend Apathy is one hard-working bastard, with no less than three projects slated for release this year. New England Royalty is taken from one of those new joints – an EP named Weekend At The Cape, out later this month. Listen below and let us know what you think.

Posted on June 17, 2015Categories Beats, Boom bap, Hip-hop, New Music, News

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